Bill Blackhall says his cat — who goes by several names including Kitty and Puss — has been stuck on a 60-foot high power pole for the past four nights, and is terrified.

“She tries to get down, but she’s just too frightened. It’s a scary view, looking down from that height,” he says.

Blackhall says B.C. Hydro has let him down twice so far, at first denying the transmission line was theirs and then saying they would send a crew to get his cat down, but didn't.

Meanwhile, a Princeton resident has been championing his cat’s cause.

“She has told me earlier today Fortis tweeted her to tell her they would be coming out today, and more recently, told me B.C. Hydro was sending a crew down from Salmon Arm,” he says.

“Hopefully it will get resolved today,” Blackhall says. “Maybe they’ll both arrive and fight each other to be the hero."

B.C. Hydro spokesperson Dag Sharman says they've been working all day trying to figure out how they were going to rescue the cat. He says the 138,000 volt transmission line tower the cat is on top of presents some challenges.

The high voltage and 60-foot height of the towers require a specialized crew who were working in the Shuswap today, he says, but adds a crew has been dispatched and he is hopeful the cat will be retrieved today.

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